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ICWA Indian Child Welfare Act 138 sections

U.S. Code Chapter 21 · Indian Child Welfare3 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter I · Child Custody Proceedings13 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter II · Indian Child and Family Programs4 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter III · Recordkeeping, Information Availability, and Timetables2 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter IV · Miscellaneous Provisions3 sections
U.S. Code Related: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act10 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart A · Purpose, Definitions, and Policy4 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart B · Notice of Involuntary Child Custody Proceedings and Payment for Appointed Counsel in State Courts3 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart C · Grants to Indian Tribes for Title II Indian Child and Family Service Programs3 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart D · Grants to Off-Reservation Indian Organizations for Title II Indian Child and Family Service Programs5 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart E · General and Uniform Grant Administration Provisions and Requirements13 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart F · Appeals3 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart G · Administrative Provisions1 section
CFR Part 23 › Subpart H · Assistance to State Courts3 sections
CFR Part 23 › Subpart I · Indian Child Welfare Act Proceedings42 sections
§ 23.101 What is the purpose of this subpart? ––– § 23.102 What terms do I need to know? ––– § 23.103 When does ICWA apply? ––– § 23.104 What provisions of this subpart apply to each type of child-custody proceeding? ––– § 23.105 How do I contact a Tribe under the regulations in this subpart? ––– § 23.106 How does this subpart interact with State and Federal laws? ––– § 23.107 How should a State court determine if there is reason to know the child is an Indian child? ––– § 23.108 Who makes the determination as to whether a child is a member, whether a child is eligible for membership, or whether a biological parent is a member of a Tribe? ––– § 23.109 How should a State court determine an Indian child's Tribe when the child may be a member or eligible for membership in more than one Tribe? ––– § 23.110 When must a State court dismiss an action? ––– § 23.111 What are the notice requirements for a child-custody proceeding involving an Indian child? 1–– § 23.112 What time limits and extensions apply? ––– § 23.113 What are the standards for emergency proceedings involving an Indian child? ––– § 23.114 What are the requirements for determining improper removal? ––– § 23.115 How are petitions for transfer of a proceeding made? ––– § 23.116 What happens after a petition for transfer is made? ––– § 23.117 What are the criteria for ruling on transfer petitions? ––– § 23.118 How is a determination of “good cause” to deny transfer made? ––– § 23.119 What happens after a petition for transfer is granted? ––– § 23.120 How does the State court ensure that active efforts have been made? ––– § 23.121 What are the applicable standards of evidence? ––– § 23.122 Who may serve as a qualified expert witness? ––– § 23.124 What actions must a State court undertake in voluntary proceedings? ––– § 23.125 How is consent obtained? ––– § 23.126 What information must a consent document contain? ––– § 23.127 How is withdrawal of consent to a foster-care placement achieved? ––– § 23.128 How is withdrawal of consent to a termination of parental rights or adoption achieved? ––– § 23.129 When do the placement preferences apply? ––– § 23.130 What placement preferences apply in adoptive placements? ––– § 23.131 What placement preferences apply in foster-care or preadoptive placements? ––– § 23.132 How is a determination of “good cause” to depart from the placement preferences made? ––– § 23.133 Should courts allow participation by alternative methods? ––– § 23.134 Who has access to reports and records during a proceeding? ––– § 23.136 What are the requirements for vacating an adoption based on consent having been obtained through fraud or duress? ––– § 23.137 Who can petition to invalidate an action for certain ICWA violations? ––– § 23.138 What are the rights to information about adoptees' Tribal affiliations? ––– § 23.139 Must notice be given of a change in an adopted Indian child's status? ––– § 23.140 What information must States furnish to the Bureau of Indian Affairs? ––– § 23.141 What records must the State maintain? ––– § 23.142 How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect this subpart? ––– § 23.143 How does this subpart apply to pending proceedings? ––– § 23.144 What happens if some portion of this part is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction? –––
CFR Related: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act › Subpart A · Purpose, Policy, and Definitions4 sections
CFR Related: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act › Subpart B · Minimum Standards of Character and Suitability for Employment15 sections
§ 63.10 Purpose ––– § 63.11 What is a determination of suitability for employment and efficiency of service? ––– § 63.12 What are minimum standards of character? ––– § 63.13 What does the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act require of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian tribes or tribal organizations receiving funds under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act? ––– § 63.14 What positions require a background investigation and determination of suitability for employment or retention? ––– § 63.15 What questions should an employer ask? ––– § 63.16 Who conducts the background investigation and prepares the determination of suitability for employment? ––– § 63.17 How does an employer determine suitability for employment and efficiency of service? ––– § 63.18 Are the requirements for Bureau of Indian Affairs adjudication different from the requirements for Indian tribes and tribal organizations? ––– § 63.19 When should an employer deny employment or dismiss an employee? ––– § 63.20 What should an employer do if an individual has been charged with an offense but the charge is pending or no disposition has been made by a court? ––– § 63.21 Are there other factors that may disqualify an applicant, volunteer or employee from placement in a position which involves regular contact with or control over Indian children? ––– § 63.22 Can an employer certify an individual with a prior conviction or substantiated misconduct as suitable for employment? ––– § 63.23 What rights does an applicant, volunteer or employee have during this process? ––– § 63.24 What protections must employers provide to applicants, volunteers and employees? –––
CFR Related: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act › Subpart C · Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Program7 sections
Related provisions (in other acts)2 provisions

Title IV-B / IV-E Social Security Act, Titles IV-B and IV-E (child welfare services; foster care and adoption assistance) 98 sections

Includes the Adoption and Safe Families Act, Fostering Connections and the Family First Prevention Services Act, as codified; each is listed below with its main provisions.

U.S. Code Part B · Child and Family Services › Subpart 1 · Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program11 sections
U.S. Code Part B · Child and Family Services › Subpart 2 · Promoting Safe and Stable Families12 sections
U.S. Code Part B · Child and Family Services › Subpart 3 · Common Provisions1 section
U.S. Code Part E · Federal Payments for Foster Care, Prevention, and Permanency16 sections
CFR Part 1355 · General30 sections
§ 1355.10 Scope ––– § 1355.20 Definitions ––– § 1355.21 Plan requirements for titles IV-E and IV-B ––– § 1355.25 Principles of child and family services ––– § 1355.30 Other applicable regulations ––– § 1355.31 Elements of the child and family services review system ––– § 1355.32 Timetable for the reviews ––– § 1355.33 Procedures for the review ––– § 1355.34 Criteria for determining substantial conformity ––– § 1355.35 Program improvement plans 1–– § 1355.36 Withholding Federal funds due to failure to achieve substantial conformity or failure to successfully complete a program improvement plan 1–– § 1355.37 Opportunity for public inspection of review reports and materials ––– § 1355.38 Enforcement of section 471(a)(18) of the Act regarding the removal of barriers to interethnic adoption ––– § 1355.39 Administrative and judicial review ––– § 1355.41 Scope of the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System ––– § 1355.42 Reporting populations ––– § 1355.43 Data reporting requirements ––– § 1355.44 Out-of-home care data file elements ––– § 1355.45 Adoption and guardianship assistance data file elements ––– § 1355.46 Compliance ––– § 1355.47 Penalties ––– § 1355.50 Purpose ––– § 1355.51 Definitions applicable to Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (CCWIS) ––– § 1355.52 CCWIS project requirements ––– § 1355.53 CCWIS design requirements ––– § 1355.54 CCWIS options ––– § 1355.55 Review and assessment of CCWIS projects ––– § 1355.56 Requirements for S/TACWIS and non-S/TACWIS projects during and after the transition period ––– § 1355.57 Cost allocation for CCWIS projects ––– § 1355.58 Failure to meet the conditions of the approved APD –––
CFR Part 1356 · Requirements Applicable to Title IV-E19 sections
§ 1356.10 Scope ––– § 1356.20 Title IV-E plan document and submission requirements ––– § 1356.21 Foster care maintenance payments program implementation requirements ––– § 1356.22 Implementation requirements for children voluntarily placed in foster care ––– § 1356.30 Safety requirements for foster care and adoptive home providers ––– § 1356.40 Adoption assistance program: Administrative requirements to implement section 473 of the Act 1–– § 1356.41 Nonrecurring expenses of adoption ––– § 1356.50 Withholding of funds for non-compliance with the approved title IV-E plan ––– § 1356.60 Fiscal requirements (title IV-E) ––– § 1356.67 Procedures for the transfer of placement and care responsibility of a child from a State to a Tribal title IV-E agency or an Indian Tribe with a title IV-E agreement ––– § 1356.68 Tribal title IV-E agency requirements for in-kind administrative and training contributions from third-party sources ––– § 1356.71 Federal review of the eligibility of children in foster care and the eligibility of foster care providers in title IV-E programs ––– § 1356.80 Scope of the National Youth in Transition Database ––– § 1356.81 Reporting population ––– § 1356.82 Data collection requirements ––– § 1356.83 Reporting requirements and data elements ––– § 1356.84 Sampling ––– § 1356.85 Compliance ––– § 1356.86 Penalties for noncompliance –––
CFR Part 1357 · Requirements Applicable to Title IV-B9 sections

ASFA Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 8 provisions

Pub. L. 105-89. It amended Titles IV-B and IV-E; these are its main provisions there.

As codified (in other acts' sections)8 provisions

Fostering Connections Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 10 provisions

Pub. L. 110-351. It amended Titles IV-B and IV-E; these are its main provisions there.

As codified (in other acts' sections)10 provisions

Family First Family First Prevention Services Act 7 provisions

Pub. L. 115-123, Div. E, Title VII (2018). It amended Titles IV-B and IV-E; these are its main provisions there.

As codified (in other acts' sections)7 provisions

CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 39 sections

Its regulations, 45 C.F.R. Part 1340, have been removed from the CFR.

U.S. Code Subchapter I · General Program16 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter II · Adoption Opportunities4 sections
U.S. Code Subchapter III · Community-based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect9 sections
U.S. Code Related: Victims of Child Abuse Act, Court-Appointed Special Advocate program4 sections
U.S. Code Related: Victims of Child Abuse Act, Children's Advocacy Centers6 sections

SIJ Special Immigrant Juvenile status 5 sections

Of 8 U.S.C. § 1101, only the definition in (a)(27)(J); of §§ 1153, 1232 and 1255, only their SIJ provisions.

U.S. Code Subchapter I · General Provisions1 section
U.S. Code TVPRA protections for special immigrant juveniles1 section
U.S. Code Adjustment of status1 section
U.S. Code Visa category (EB-4)1 section
CFR Part 204 › Subpart A · Immigrant Visa Petitions1 section

ICARA International Child Abduction Remedies Act (Hague Convention) 31 sections

Formerly 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601–11611; renumbered in 2014.

U.S. Code Chapter 97 · International Child Abduction Remedies11 sections
U.S. Code Related: Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act11 sections
U.S. Code Related: International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act1 section
CFR The State Department's regulations (the U.S. Central Authority)8 sections

PKPA Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act 3 sections

The PKPA also opened the Federal Parent Locator Service to custody and parental kidnapping cases.

U.S. Code Part V · Procedure1 section
U.S. Code Federal Parent Locator Service in custody and parental kidnapping cases2 sections

MEPA Multiethnic Placement Act (as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions) 1 section

The 1994 Act (42 U.S.C. § 5115a) was repealed and replaced in 1996 by the Interethnic Adoption Provisions, codified in § 1996b and in Titles IV-B and IV-E, listed here under "Codified elsewhere".

U.S. Code Subchapter I · Generally1 section
Codified elsewhere (in other acts' sections)4 provisions

Pell Grant Higher Education Act, Federal Pell Grants 37 sections

With 34 C.F.R. § 668.22, the return of federal aid when a student withdraws.

U.S. Code Part A · Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › Subpart 1 · Federal Pell Grants1 section
CFR Part 690 › Subpart A · Scope, Purpose and General Definitions8 sections
CFR Part 690 › Subpart B · Application Procedures for Determining Expected Family Contribution3 sections
CFR Part 690 › Subpart F · Determination of Federal Pell Grant Awards8 sections
CFR Part 690 › Subpart G · Administration of Grant Payments8 sections
CFR Part 690 › Subpart H · Workforce Pell8 sections
CFR Return of federal aid after withdrawal (34 C.F.R. Part 668) › Subpart B · Standards for Participation in Title IV, HEA Programs1 section

McKinney-Vento McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Education for Homeless Children and Youths 6 sections

U.S. Code Part B · Education for Homeless Children and Youths6 sections

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